Linotype-machine.



D. S. KENNEDY.

LINOTYPE MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17. 1906.

PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

v UNITED STATES Davin s. K NNEDnfoF BROOKLYN,

PATENT oFFioE.

NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR To MERGEN- THALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

, LINOTYPEQMAICHINE.

- Specification of Letters EPatent.

Patented. March 26, 1907.

To. dZZ whom it TltdZ/EOTLOETTL; Be it known that I, DAVID S. KENNEDY, of

tion.

There is now known in the 'art a class of linotype-machines in which two magazines 5 ",upper distribu'ter, -whlle those of'the lower magazine are permitted to slide downward for matrices, one overlying the other, are

provided each with a distributingmechanism at the upper end, these distributers be- ;ing coliibin'ed with a mechanism whereby the "matrices are first separated according to font and those'of one magazine'delivered 'to the,

betweensup-porting-rails. to the lower dis tributen, as shown, for example, in Letters PatentOftheUmtedStatesNo.792,472. The

distributer proper in these machines conysists of'a horizontal bar having-its lower edge. of y form, provided with longitudinal grou s of. teeth, whereby the notched andv toot ed matrices are held in' suspensionas they are carried along the bar until they arrive at the proper point for delivery, as fullv explained in Letters Patent of the United States Nos. 347,629-and 436,532. In thepractical operation of a machine such as shown.

in the first-namedpatent it will sometimes happen that matrices descending the in clined rails toward the distributer will beaccidentall'y arrested, 'so that they will accumulate on or near the delivery ends of the rails in such position that they cannot be readily removed, because of the overlying end of the distributer-bar.

My invention is designed to overcome this diificulty, and consists in constructing or providing the distributor-bar at the receiving endwnha movable sectlon, which may be carried at will away from the adjacent matrices, leaving the latter unconfined and free for removal-by hand, and this without disturbing the body oft-he distributor or the matrices suspended-therefirom and without releasing or losing control of the matrices which are suspended in advance of the distributer.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown only those parts of the machine with which my invention is directly associated. As to all other parts, it may be of the ordinary or any suitable construction.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of. the distributer-bar and. the adjacent rails for delivering the matrices thereto, the parts being in operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with thereceiving end of thebar turned upward to release the marices. Fig 3 is a top plan view of the parts s oWninFig.1:. J- I Referring to'the drawings, A represents the horizontal distributer-bar provided at its lower edge with distributer-teeth C.

B B represent the parallel inclined rails by which the .matrices are suspended and down which the descendto. the-end-of the distributer-bar, eing supported and guided upon the bar by the rails.

The foregoing parts are of the ordinary construction and operate in the ordinary manner, except that' the distributer-bar instead of being made in a continuous piece from end to end is divided vertically near the receiving end, the short end\portion a being connected to the body portion by a horizontal pivot a in such manner that it may be swung upward away from the operative position shown in Fig. 1 to or from the position shown in Fig. 2. This movement of the section a carries itclear of the underlying matrices on the rails B B. The matrices may.

by hand. v

The essence of the invention lies in arrang ing the end of the distiibuter-bar so that it may be moved in relation to-the supportingrails in such manner as to release or permit the removal of the underlying matrices withthen be turned and removed from the rails out the necessity of removing'the rails from the machine, and it will be understood by the skilled mechanic that any construction or arrangement of the distributer-bar which admits of its end being thus moved from its operative position will fall within the limits of my invention.- 1

While I prefer to employ the rails B B in the usual form, (represented in the draw- -ings,) it is to be understood that they may be modified in form or replaced by equivalent supports; which will carry thematrices prop.- erly to the end of the distributer-bar'.

Having described my invention, What I claimis- 1. I In combination with guides for delivering matrices thereto, a fixed distributer-bar having its receiving end movable in relation to said guide to permit the removal of lodged matrices. Y

2. In combination with guides B B, for directing matrices thereto, a stationary dis tributer-bar having a movable section at the receiving ,end whereby access 'is given to lodged matrices in advance of the distributer without releasing them and without disturb- 7 ing the distributer or the matrices thereon.

3. A fixed distributer-bar provided with a pivoted section at one end. I

4. A distributer-bar for a linotype-niachine, divided transversely and having its sections connected for instantaneous separation at will.

5. In combination with the downwardlyinclined rails B B, having their ends adapted to sustain matrices and guide them upon the distributer-bar, the distributer-bar A, having its receiving dnd located between the rails and pivoted to swing upward substantially as described and shown.

(In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of August, 1906, in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

DAVID S. KENNEDY. Witnesses:

J R. Rocnns, RGBERT G. CLARK. 

